2015 European Championship (darts)

2015 Unibet European Championship 30 October–1 November 2015 Etihas Arena Hasselt PDC Legs £300,000 £65,000 161 WAL Gerwyn Price161 ENG Phil Taylor NED Michael van Gerwen 2014 2016 The 2015 Unibet European Championship was the eighth edition of the Professional Darts Corporation tournament, the European Championship, which saw the top European players compete against the highest ranked players from the PDC Order of Merit. The tournament took place from 30 October–1 November 2015 at the Ethias Arena in Hasselt, Belgium. Michael van Gerwen was the defending champion, having beaten Terry Jenkins 11–4 in the final of the 2014 tournament, and he retained his title by overcoming Gary Anderson 11–10, having trailed 10-7.http://www1.skysports.com/darts/news/12288/9536793/european-championship-michael-van-gerwen-beats-terry-jenkins-11-4-in-final European Championship: Michael van Gerwen beats Terry Jenkins 11-4 in final Sky Sports 26 October 2014 It was the first time Van Gerwen had successfully defended a major title.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1g8irok1eho771l848h4hz28b8/title/unibet-european-championship-final-session Battling van Gerwen's European Glory PDC 2 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151104023607/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1g8irok1eho771l848h4hz28b8/title/unibet-european-championship-final-session 2015-11-04 dead https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/34698518 Michael van Gerwen wins European Championship BBC Sport 3 November 2015 Prize money The 2015 European Championship had a total prize fund of £300,000, a £50,000 increase since the previous staging of the tournament.Three More Prize Funds Increased! http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/h7vyd73f3ret1m6uk6w2hyyue/title/three-more-prize-funds-increased https://web.archive.org/web/20150202004112/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/h7vyd73f3ret1m6uk6w2hyyue/title/three-more-prize-funds-increased dead February 2, 2015 Professional Darts Corporation 2015-01-29 2015-02-20 The following is the breakdown of the fund: Position (no. of players) Prize money(Total: £300,000)Winner (1) £65,000Runner-Up (1) £35,000Semi-finalists (2) £17,000Quarter-finalists (4) £11,500Last 16  (second round) (8) £7,000Last 32  (first round) (16) £4,000 Qualification The top 16 players from the PDC Order of Merit on 19 October automatically qualified for the event. The top eight non-qualified players from the Pro Tour Order of Merit were added to the tournament. The remaining places were filled by European qualifiers, with the top seven players from the European Order of Merit and a Scandinavian qualifier. The top eight from the PDC Order of Merit were seeded in the tournament. These were the participants:http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/y76n0w0oxyrf17owwuzomgkkk/title/unibet-european-championship-field Unibet European Championship Field PDC 19 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151022010626/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/y76n0w0oxyrf17owwuzomgkkk/title/unibet-european-championship-field 22 October 2015 dead dmy-all PDC Top 16 NED Michael van Gerwen (champion) SCO Gary Anderson (runner-up) ENG Phil Taylor (quarter-finals) SCO Peter Wright (semi-finals) SCO Robert Thornton (first round) ENG Adrian Lewis (semi-finals) ENG James Wade (second round) ENG Ian White (first round) ENG Michael Smith (second round) BEL Kim Huybrechts (second round) ENG Terry Jenkins (first round) AUS Simon Whitlock (second round) NIR Brendan Dolan (first round) ENG Mervyn King (first round) ENG Dave Chisnall (quarter-finals) NED Vincent van der Voort (first round)Pro Tour Order of Merit qualifiers NED Jelle Klaasen (quarter-finals) ENG Justin Pipe (second round) AUT Mensur Suljović (first round) NED Benito van de Pas (first round) ENG Stephen Bunting (second round) WAL Gerwyn Price (first round) ENG Alan Norris (first round) SCO John Henderson (quarter-finals) European qualifiers NED Raymond van Barneveld (first round) NED Christian Kist (first round) AUT Rowby-John Rodriguez (second round) ESP Cristo Reyes (second round) GER Max Hopp (first round) NED Dirk van Duijvenbode (first round) NED Jeffrey de Zwaan (first round) Scandinavian Qualifierhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1ojy8mrom6vbd1g08vd3jr085v/title/caris-wins-european-championship-place Caris Wins European Championship Place PDC 9 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151006045053/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1ojy8mrom6vbd1g08vd3jr085v/title/caris-wins-european-championship-place 6 October 2015 dead dmy-all SWE Magnus Caris (first round) Draw The draw was held on 20 October 2015.http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1fmoacfmtz43w19qqtelcvi509/title/2015unibet-european-championship-draw https://web.archive.org/web/20151022010535/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1fmoacfmtz43w19qqtelcvi509/title/2015unibet-european-championship-draw dead October 22, 2015 2015 European championship draw PDC 20 October 2014http://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=6196 2015 European Championship Results Darts Database 2 November 2015 4 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210104170958/https://www.dartsdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=6196 dead First round (best of 11 legs)30 Octoberhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1w6i394p2lssw1aiwwp5ks1o2y/title/unibet-european-championship-day-one https://web.archive.org/web/20151101024204/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/1w6i394p2lssw1aiwwp5ks1o2y/title/unibet-european-championship-day-one dead November 1, 2015 Unibet European Championship Day One PDC 31 October 2015 Second round (best of 19 legs)31 Octoberhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/16ozrpjpuclsp18cqqvv3sjvse/title/unibet-european-championship-day-two Unibet European Championship Day Two PDC 31 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151203225244/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/16ozrpjpuclsp18cqqvv3sjvse/title/unibet-european-championship-day-two 2015-12-03 dead Quarter-finals (best of 19 legs)1 Novemberhttp://www.pdc.tv/news/article/veyqojg3w87e1uzlaq8as5u9x/title/unibet-european-championship-quarter-finals Unibet European Championship QFs PDC 1 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222112903/http://www.pdc.tv/news/article/veyqojg3w87e1uzlaq8as5u9x/title/unibet-european-championship-quarter-finals 2015-12-22 dead Semi-finals (best of 21 legs)1 November Final (best of 21 legs)1 November 200 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 100.37 6 NED Jeffrey de Zwaan 88.81 3   GER Max Hopp 86.70 2 ESP Cristo Reyes 100.69 6 8 ENG Ian White 97.72 5 ENG Stephen Bunting 93.78 6   ENG Dave Chisnall 100.66 6 AUT Mensur Suljović 99.31 5 5 SCO Robert Thornton 95.66 4 SCO John Henderson 96.84 6   NED Christian Kist 85.47 4 AUT Rowby-John Rodriguez 84.15 6 4 SCO Peter Wright 95.44 6 ENG Alan Norris 90.70 3   ENG Mervyn King 95.81 3   BEL Kim Huybrechts 100.86 6 2 SCO Gary Anderson 96.42 6 NIR Brendan Dolan 94.00 3   AUS Simon Whitlock 95.85 6 SWE Magnus Caris 86.27 2 7 ENG James Wade 88.66 6 ENG Terry Jenkins 90.00 3   NED Raymond van Barneveld 98.35 4 NED Jelle Klaasen 97.85 6 6 ENG Adrian Lewis 94.37 6 NED Benito van de Pas 94.58 5   ENG Justin Pipe 91.87 6 NED Dirk van Duijvenbode 85.44 2 3 ENG Phil Taylor 100.24 6 NED Vincent van der Voort 97.49 1   ENG Michael Smith 98.44 6 WAL Gerwyn Price 97.95 4 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 106.81 10   ESP Cristo Reyes 91.65 3   ENG Stephen Bunting 102.27 6   ENG Dave Chisnall 103.86 10   SCO John Henderson 84.38 10 AUT Rowby-John Rodriguez 73.43 2 4 SCO Peter Wright 102.93 10 BEL Kim Huybrechts 96.65 8 2 SCO Gary Anderson 96.28 10   AUS Simon Whitlock 93.47 8 7 ENG James Wade 95.76 5 NED Jelle Klaasen 99.76 10 6 ENG Adrian Lewis 101.07 10 ENG Justin Pipe 88.15 7 3 ENG Phil Taylor 105.25 10   ENG Michael Smith 98.53 5 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 106.55 10 ENG Dave Chisnall 97.52 4   SCO John Henderson 88.77 4 4 SCO Peter Wright 102.19 10 2 SCO Gary Anderson 103.24 10 NED Jelle Klaasen 94.59 6 6 ENG Adrian Lewis 98.97 10 3 ENG Phil Taylor 106.12 9 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 104.76 11 4 SCO Peter Wright 104.74 7 2 SCO Gary Anderson 106.26 11 6 ENG Adrian Lewis 97.01 5 1 NED Michael van Gerwen 107.28 11 2 SCO Gary Anderson 102.42 10 Broadcasting On 14 June 2013, the PDC announced that the European Championship would be broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV4 for the next three years.http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/nd0wsprxrmp61ggiev9jovs8t/title/pdc--itv-agree-new-four-event-deal https://archive.today/20130628031813/http://www.pdc.tv/partypoker-european-championship/article/nd0wsprxrmp61ggiev9jovs8t/title/pdc--itv-agree-new-four-event-deal dead 28 June 2013 PDC & ITV Sign New Four-Event Deal PDC 25 June 2013 The tournament was available in the following countries on these channels:http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/3awg727q98ilz60l5oku7pvd/title/unibet-european-championship-preview Unibet European Championship Preview PDC 2 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094226/http://www.pdc.tv/european-championship/article/3awg727q98ilz60l5oku7pvd/title/unibet-european-championship-preview 4 March 2016 dead dmy-all CountryChannel GBR United Kingdom ITV4 NED Netherlands RTL 7 GER Germany Sport1/Sport1+ IRL Ireland Setanta Sports Middle East OSN AUS Australia Fox Sports NZL New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand) USA United States ESPN CZE Czech Republic Nova Sport 2 References 2 Category:European Championship (darts) European Championship European Championship Category:Sport in Hasselt Category:Sports competitions in Limburg (Belgium) Category:October 2015 sports events in Europe Category:November 2015 sports events in Europe Category:International sports competitions hosted by Belgium Category:Darts in Belgium